diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_credentials.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_credentials.py
index 4442f4a..6bb0ebe 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_credentials.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_credentials.py
@@ -36,21 +36,25 @@
             resp, cls.project = cls.client.create_project(
                 data_utils.rand_name('project-'),
                 description=data_utils.rand_name('project-desc-'))
-            assert resp['status'] == '201', "Expected %s" % resp['status']
+            assert resp['status'] == '201', (
+                "Expected 201, but got: %s" % resp['status'])
             cls.projects.append(cls.project['id'])
 
         resp, cls.user_body = cls.client.create_user(
             u_name, description=u_desc, password=u_password,
             email=u_email, project_id=cls.projects[0])
-        assert resp['status'] == '201', "Expected: %s" % resp['status']
+        assert resp['status'] == '201', (
+            "Expected 201, but got: %s" % resp['status'])
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
         resp, _ = cls.client.delete_user(cls.user_body['id'])
-        assert resp['status'] == '204', "Expected: %s" % resp['status']
+        assert resp['status'] == '204', (
+            "Expected 204, but got: %s" % resp['status'])
         for p in cls.projects:
             resp, _ = cls.client.delete_project(p)
-            assert resp['status'] == '204', "Expected: %s" % resp['status']
+            assert resp['status'] == '204', (
+                "Expected 204, but got: %s" % resp['status'])
         super(CredentialsTestJSON, cls).tearDownClass()
 
     def _delete_credential(self, cred_id):
diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_roles.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_roles.py
index c63231f..30d78a7 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_roles.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_roles.py
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@
         resp[4], cls.role = cls.client.create_role(
             data_utils.rand_name('Role-'))
         for r in resp:
-            assert r['status'] == '201', "Expected: %s" % r['status']
+            assert r['status'] == '201', (
+                "Expected 201, but got: %s" % r['status'])
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@
         cls.client.update_domain(cls.domain['id'], enabled=False)
         resp[4], _ = cls.client.delete_domain(cls.domain['id'])
         for r in resp:
-            assert r['status'] == '204', "Expected: %s" % r['status']
+            assert r['status'] == '204', (
+                "Expected 204, but got: %s" % r['status'])
         super(RolesV3TestJSON, cls).tearDownClass()
 
     def _list_assertions(self, resp, body, fetched_role_ids, role_id):